Campbell University will serve a year of probation and vacate wins after self-reporting NCAA violations involving the eligibility of transfer students in 10 different sports. It’s not yet known whether volleyball is among them.
The issue was with how the school applied the NCAA’s “progress toward degree” legislation. Between 2010 and 2015, Campbell incorrectly allowed 34 student-athletes in 10 sports to compete while they should have been ineligible under NCAA rules. The school discovered the mistake during a 2014 audit by the NCAA and self-reported its violations. The NCAA’s final decision says the violations “were unintentional, limited in scope and represent a deviation from otherwise compliant practices by the institution.”
Still, the school will face a number of penalties. Campbell will be on probation with the NCAA from August 11, 2016 to August 10, 2017 and will pay a $5,000 fine. The baseball team was banned from 2016 postseason play, and certain sports will have wins vacated from periods when an athlete was in violation of the NCAA’s eligibility rules.
That mostly affects historic team records and coaching wins. Individual athletes who were eligible will not lose their individual honors (all-conference, All-America, etc.).
While the NCAA didn’t announce the 10 programs, many have been published in the media, including volleyball.
Other programs believed to be involved:
- Volleyball
- Football
- Men’s Basketball
- Baseball
- Men’s Soccer
- Women’s Swimming
- Wrestling
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